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babylon10_setup_ns.exe

Babylon Setup

Babylon Software Ltd.

The application babylon10_setup_ns.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from ppdjs.brothersoft.com.
Publisher:
Babylon Software Ltd.

Product:
Babylon Setup

Description:
Babylon Setup SE

Version:
10.0.0.0

MD5:
00ac18a9188356856f27589ea124c460

SHA-1:
6339b7d70c7828e3180a3d5ae74dd8394cda037a

SHA-256:
2afbd2d3285f3ffef578127171c1a6400a99efa40ddbb8e28dc4e7ec53855e0b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:48:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Optional.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.30.18

File size:
673 KB (689,156 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Software Ltd. 1997-2016

Original file name:
SetupStub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\babylon10_setup_ns.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/8/2016 3:46:18 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:w8qblmVLRLEL1zAbPDQ5gFrni6DYjwr3jKrs5HLlP+BnmSOGIYQj4XrqcF6cp:wllwLmL61vzKrgHhIiJLQg

Entry address:
0xAB408

Entry point:
60, E8, E6, 19, 00, 00, 8B, 74, 24, 20, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, 61, 68, FA, 4E, 40, 00, C3, E9, 59, E8, 01, 16, 00, 00, 81, E6, 00, F0, FF, FF, 81, EE, 00, 10, 00, 00, 66, 81, 3E, 4D, 5A, 75, F3, 0F, B7, 7E, 3C, 03, FE, 8B, 6F, 78, 03, EE, 8B, 5D, 20, 03, DE, 33, C0, 8B, D6, 83, C3, 04, 40, 8B, 3B, 03, FA, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 41, 64, 64, 72, 65, 73, 73, 00, 5E, 33, C9, B1, 0F, FC, F3, A6, 75, DA, 8B, F2, 8B, 5D, 24, 03, DE, 0F, B7, 0C, 43, 8B, 5D, 1C, 03, DE, 8B, 1C, 8B, 03, DE, 81...
 
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Entropy:
7.8983

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

The file babylon10_setup_ns.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ppdjs.brothersoft.com/ppd_stat.php?url=/d.php?soft_id=48245&url=http://www.babylon.com/redirects/download.cgi?type=100&affID=115144&c=65ec1dc8ZM7AJ3Xeiy0Y22JmLFWLS Yvengba g9PfzA55/GRwN7TSRMIpyEV5/rkjuVhRmOnVNYKxQrq4V6iQLY1BgrGY2mAGFxUE1JY67Q/vX2E/tE/x7EHEmHkuR5 qnAKI2a3A8JeUmd8TXdJiBG/.../BcTVfVxoOTY5OejoiLyU2U6V1ZW6JpJaSdCWVsQsqbzyXQ Xy0

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